My Spirit] That is, the Spirit of God, or of Christ in those few good men who lived in that corrupt and incorrigible age; by which Spirit they opposed the evill minds and manners of the wicked; and the same Spirit suggested good motions to the soules and consciences of sinfull men, which they resisted and rejected. not alwaies strive] As before by Noahs preaching, admonishing, reproving, protesting against the wickednesse of the times, and striving with the stubbornesse of the world, 1 Peter 3:18-19. and by the inward operations of Gods Spirit urging the conscience to repentance for sinne, and reformation of life: thus for God not to strive is a judgement, as not to chastise and correct for amendment, Isaiah 1:5. and this he here threatneth being weary of their rebellious obstinacie, which moves him to make a finall resolution for their utter ruine, yet sometimes he professeth he will not strive in mercy to man-kind, Isaiah 57:16. he also] If the word also be not completive, (as some words are also in the Greek and Latine) it may imply a diversitie of person, with a conformitie of offence; as if not onely the wicked stock of Cain were here accused of corruption, but that he also, that is, the posteritie of Sem did partake in their prevarication. is flesh] That is, (for the most part, if not altogether) fleshly, and relishing little or nothing of the spirit, but with dislike and resistance. See Galatians 5:17. an hundred and twenty yeares] By this God makes not the limits of man life, as appears by many examples of men living much longer, Genesis 11. and a good while after the flood Abraham lived one hundred seventy five yeares, Genesis 25:7. Isaac, one hundred eighty, Chap. 35. 28. and Jacob, one hundred fourty seven yeares, Genesis 47:28. and Jehojada, whose time was one thousand five hundred yeares after this, lived to one hundred thirty yeares, 2 Chronicles 24:15. but by these words God giveth an hundred and twenty yeares space of repentance to the world, Noah the while preaching and preparing the Ark, and thereby warning the wicked of their approaching perill, if they did not by repentance prevent it. See 1 Peter 3:20.